On this page, we provide free access to the datasets available in the repository ‘The Legal cultures of the subsoil’. The datasets are organised by the main types of pages that form the backbone of the database (Legal actions, Legal artefacts, Extractive projects, Political actions).
All data is available under a Creative Commons licence and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes, provided that the source is properly cited.
How to cite the database
Ainhoa Montoya, Rachel Sieder, Yacotzin Bravo Espinosa, Rupert Knox and María C. Pauchulo. 2020. The Legal Cultures of the Subsoil Database. Available under CC-BY-NC 4.0 licence. https://doi.org/10.14296/SLWU8713
How to cite the datasets
Ainhoa Montoya, Rachel Sieder, Yacotzin Bravo Espinosa, Rupert Knox and María C. Pauchulo. 2020. The Legal Cultures of the Subsoil Database [Name of dataset]. Available under CC-BY-NC 4.0 licence. https://doi.org/10.14296/SLWU8713
Available Datasets
Select the category of data you wish to download.
Legal Actions
Includes a wide range of legal actions that take place in the context of conflicts surrounding mining projects and employ formal law (strategic litigation, lawsuits, appeals for protection, etc.) or resort to forms of customary law, as well as processes that emulate formal law or that experiment with and transform the law.
Available format: CSV
Last update: 31 December 2021
Legal Artefacts
Legal documents and other instruments that are produced through the juridification processes of mining conflicts in Central America and Mexico.
Available format: CSV
Last update: 31 December 2021
Extractive projects
Detailed information on a selection of paradigmatic mining projects located in Central America and Mexico, including geographical location, companies involved in their development, chronology, and main characteristics.
Available format: CSV
Last update: 31 December 2021
Political actions
Social mobilisations, demonstrations, advocacy campaigns, lobbying and other forms of collective political action related to resistance to mining projects in Central America and Mexico.
Available format: CSV
Last update: 31 December 2021
Updates
These datasets have been updated as information on new projects has been added to the database. We recommend checking the update date before using the data to ensure you are working with the most recent version.
Enquiries
For queries about the data, please write to [email protected]
